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Tecsec, Inc. v. International Business Machines Corp., No. 11-1303 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 18, 2012)

Affirmed
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 11-1303
Decided
January 18, 2012
Judge
Per curiam (Rule 36)
Document
Rule 36 Judgment
Length
2 pages

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals

for the Federal Circuit

TECSEC, INC.,

Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES

CORPORATION,

Defendant-Appellee,

and

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC., SAS INSTITUTE, INC.,

SAP AMERICA, INC., SAP, AG, SUN

MICROSYSTEMS, INC., ORACLE CORPORATION, SYBASE, INC., SOFTWARE AG, SOFTWARE AG,

INC., ADOBE SYSTEMS, INC., EBAY, INC., and

PAYPAL, INC.,

Defendants.

2011-1303

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in No. 10-CV-0115, Judge Leonie M. Brinkema.

JUDGMENT

2GREGORY N. STILLMAN, Hunton & Williams LLP, of Norfolk, Virginia, argued for plaintiff-appellant. Of counsel on the brief were MICHAEL A. O’SHEA and MICHAEL A. OAKES, of Washington, DC; and ANDREW G. DINOVO and ADAM G. PRICE, DiNovo Price Ellwanger & Hardy LLP, of Austin, Texas.

JOHN M. DESMARAIS, Desmarais, LLP, of New York, New York, argued for defendant-appellee. Of counsel on the brief were JON T. HOHENTHANER, Kirkland & Ellis, LLP, of New York, New York; and ELIZABETH BERNARD and WILLIAM H. BURGESS, of Washington, DC.

THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

January 18, 2012 /s/ Jan Horbaly Date Jan Horbaly Clerk

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